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Seabourn: A Day In Da Nang
I think one of the most interesting parts of visiting Vietnam is the occasional realization that we are traveling in a communist country. Along with China, Cuba, Laos and North Korea, Vietnam’s form of government brings some very official looking Read More …
Seabourn: A Day In The South China Sea
Continuing our Seabourn 14-night Taste of Asia Food and Wine Cruise, we spent a day sailing the South China Sea. Like a day at sea in about any other part of the world, there was time for enjoying onboard features Read More …
How To Plug In Your Cruise Ship At The Port Of Seattle
Sailing with Holland America Line not long ago from the Port of Seattle, I came into town a couple days before departure, for a number of reasons. Unless flying direct, scheduled air from Orlando can make for a long day. The event was Read More …
Sailing The South China Sea [VIDEO]
The South China Sea is actually part of the Pacific Ocean that sees a third of the world’s shipping traffic. Where we sailed, nothing but open sea as shown in this relaxing video taken from the balcony of my stateroom Read More …
Seabourn: Engaging Program Sets The Stage
The first full day of our 14-night sailing on the Seabourn Food And Wine Cruise brought a number of culinary-oriented events. Sailing to Halong Bay, Vietnam those sailing with us on Seabourn Sojourn could pick and choose anything from a Read More …
Seabourn: Taking Care Of Business
Sailing on Seabourn Sojourn from Hong Kong to Singapore, Chris is on a 14-night cruise themed A Taste of Asia, the latest and third Seabourn Food and Wine Cruise. Traveling to Hong Kong to begin the Seabourn Food and Read More …
Big Ship Travel Security Takes Quantum Leap Forward
A little talked about but rather significant benefit of sailing on cruise ships that hold as many passengers as a small town is security, on a number of fronts. Guests punch on and off ships with coded identification cards that Read More …